How to Use packed in a Sentence

packed

adjective

• The theater is always packed when he performs there.
• Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
• Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
• Archer Oh, after which the trio took the stage to screams from a packed crowd.
  — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
• That also means the gift bags are packed and ready to roll.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022
• That’s about how packed the roach trap near the mop sink was with 10 roaches.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
• Wheels, chained up or not, will not do the job on heavy or packed snow.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022
• Their views were like those of many others in the vast, packed bowl.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
• Rapp has had a busy start to the year following a packed 2023.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
• The verdict was read in a tense, packed Van Nuys courtroom.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• There’s just so much packed into the emotions of her songs.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 June 2023
• Between the packed crowd and the 59-car grid, there's proof that sports car racing is in good shape.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2024
• The packed crowd still filed out of the Eagles Ballroom happy.
  — Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
• The event will also close out a packed few weeks for gaming livestreams.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 17 June 2024
• In March, a man was shot in the head with his own gun after a brawl in a packed subway car.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 June 2024
• All the kids eat the same meal, and packed lunches are forbidden.
  — Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
• And in the coming days, the parish has a packed schedule of funerals.
  — New York Times, 30 May 2022
• The packed house at the Boy Meets World panel kicked off with a standing ovation.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• As the lights fell at the start of the show, the packed audience brimmed with expectation and the air rang with cheers.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
• The tent packs down to just 6 inches wide and the packed poles are only 12 inches long.
  — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2024
• The footwell is so packed with its three pedals that there's nowhere to put a resting clutch foot.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 28 Nov. 2022
• The runners line up in the blocks, and the packed stadium goes silent in the seconds before the gun goes off.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 June 2024
• To keep all the packed jewelry safe, the case comes with a divider to prevent items from jostling around on the go.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
• Bring a packed lunch to make a day of it, and settle in for a leisurely picnic among the area's changing leaves.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• With these packed lunch ideas, mealtime is no longer a worry.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
• In a packed bag, the difference is even more pronounced.
  — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Johnson led the way, feeling for a telltale vein of sand more loosely packed than the rest.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• The track looked great—a spiral of ramps surrounding a huge tabletop of packed dirt.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
• He was benched for the most recent fixture against Brentford, which seemed like a rest due to a packed schedule.
  — Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
• Farmhouse Feasts are bough packed and cold, ready to heat in two hours, with several sizes, entree options, sides and dessert.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Jan 2025